Ahmed Mansouri

14.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
99 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

Ahmed Mansouri is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ahmed Mansouri has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Genetics and 30 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ahmed Mansouri's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (27 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (23 papers) and Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (21 papers). Ahmed Mansouri is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (27 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (23 papers) and Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (21 papers). Ahmed Mansouri collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and United States. Ahmed Mansouri's co-authors include Peter Gruß, Margaret Buckingham, Frédéric Relaix, Didier Rocancourt, Kamal Chowdhury, Patrick Collombat, Michael A. Rudnicki, Patrick Seale, Adele Girgis-Gabardo and Luc A. Sabourin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ahmed Mansouri

97 papers receiving 11.0k citations

Hit Papers

Pax7 Is Required for the Specification of Myogenic Satell... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2000 2005 1999 1997 2005 500 1000 1.5k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Pax7 Is Required for the Specification of Myogenic Satellite Cells
    2000 1.8k citations Ahmed Mansouri, Peter Gruß et al. Cell profile →
  2. A Pax3/Pax7-dependent population of skeletal muscle progenitor cells
    2005 859 citations Ahmed Mansouri et al. profile →
  3. Development of peripheral lymphoid organs and natural killer cells depends on the helix–loop–helix inhibitor Id2
    1999 695 citations Yoshifumi Yokota, Ahmed Mansouri et al. profile →
  4. Pax6 is required for differentiation of glucagon-producing α-cells in mouse pancreas
    1997 634 citations Beatriz Sosa‐Pineda, Kamal Chowdhury et al. profile →
  5. Pax3 and Pax7 have distinct and overlapping functions in adult muscle progenitor cells
    2005 531 citations Ahmed Mansouri et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  6. The Ectopic Expression of Pax4 in the Mouse Pancreas Converts Progenitor Cells into α and Subsequently β Cells
    2009 426 citations Patrick Collombat, Xiaobo Xu et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ahmed Mansouri Germany 44 7.5k 4.0k 3.4k 1.8k 966 99 11.1k
Patricia A. Labosky United States 41 6.7k 0.9× 2.4k 0.6× 2.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 613 0.6× 69 10.0k
Roger A. Pedersen United States 63 12.5k 1.7× 2.5k 0.6× 3.2k 0.9× 413 0.2× 643 0.7× 156 16.0k
Juan Pedro Martı́nez-Barberá United Kingdom 46 4.1k 0.5× 979 0.2× 1.6k 0.5× 2.0k 1.1× 909 0.9× 107 7.0k
Peter Rotwein United States 60 8.0k 1.1× 1.5k 0.4× 3.2k 0.9× 7.2k 4.0× 668 0.7× 196 13.5k
Hannu Sariola Finland 49 8.2k 1.1× 2.2k 0.6× 2.5k 0.7× 451 0.3× 427 0.4× 153 13.3k
Vassilis Pachnis United Kingdom 65 7.4k 1.0× 4.7k 1.2× 2.5k 0.7× 505 0.3× 274 0.3× 120 14.9k
Guillermo Oliver United States 62 9.1k 1.2× 3.2k 0.8× 2.2k 0.6× 427 0.2× 269 0.3× 111 14.6k
Sally A. Camper United States 64 7.0k 0.9× 797 0.2× 3.6k 1.1× 2.9k 1.6× 402 0.4× 217 13.0k
Andreas Schedl France 52 9.6k 1.3× 1.3k 0.3× 4.3k 1.3× 424 0.2× 397 0.4× 116 13.4k
Keisuke Okita Japan 50 16.3k 2.2× 3.8k 1.0× 2.1k 0.6× 343 0.2× 1.6k 1.7× 102 19.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Druelle, Noémie, Andhira Vieira, Monica Courtney, et al.. (2017). Ectopic expression of Pax4 in pancreatic δ cells results in β-like cell neogenesis. The Journal of Cell Biology. 216(12). 4299–4311. 26 indexed citations
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Xie, Wanhua, Sankari Nagarajan, Simon J. Baumgart, et al.. (2017). RNF40 regulates gene expression in an epigenetic context-dependent manner. Genome biology. 18(1). 32–32. 42 indexed citations
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Mansouri, Ahmed, et al.. (2016). CURRENT STATUS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF LANDSCAPE RESOURCES IN THE HIGASHI MINOJI OF NAKASENDO ROAD. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 81(722). 943–950.
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Nguyen, Huong, Joachim Rosenbusch, Linh Pham, et al.. (2016). mSWI/SNF (BAF) Complexes Are Indispensable for the Neurogenesis and Development of Embryonic Olfactory Epithelium. PLoS Genetics. 12(9). e1006274–e1006274. 43 indexed citations
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Mansouri, Ahmed, et al.. (2015). STUDY ON THE EVALUATION OF IMPRESSION IN STREETSCAPES IN ALGERIA AND JAPAN USING KANSEI ENGINEERING. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 80(712). 1357–1363. 2 indexed citations
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Courtney, Monica, et al.. (2014). Pax4 and Arx Represent Crucial Regulators of the Development of the Endocrine Pancreas. 2014. 1–6. 7 indexed citations
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Mansouri, Ahmed, et al.. (2013). STUDY ON VISUAL COMPLEXITY USING RMS CONTRAST STATISTICS IN STREETSCAPE COMPOSITION IN ALGERIA AND JAPAN. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 78(685). 625–633. 3 indexed citations
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Kispert, Andreas, Michael Leitges, Bert van der Zwaag, et al.. (2012). The transcription factor Uncx4.1 acts in a short window of midbrain dopaminergic neuron differentiation. Neural Development. 7(1). 39–39. 12 indexed citations
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Mansouri, Ahmed, et al.. (2011). STUDY ON THE COGNITIVE PATTERNS OF COMPLEXITY IN THE VISUAL COMPOSITION OF STREETSCAPES IN ALGERIA AND JAPAN. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 76(659). 101–107. 2 indexed citations
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Collombat, Patrick, Xiaobo Xu, Harry Heimberg, & Ahmed Mansouri. (2010). Pancreatic beta-cells: From generation to regeneration. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 21(8). 838–844. 42 indexed citations
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Collombat, Patrick, Xiaobo Xu, Philippe Ravassard, et al.. (2009). The Ectopic Expression of Pax4 in the Mouse Pancreas Converts Progenitor Cells into α and Subsequently β Cells. Cell. 138(3). 449–462. 426 indexed citations breakdown →
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Colasante, Gaia, Patrick Collombat, Valentina Raimondi, et al.. (2008). Arx Is a Direct Target of Dlx2 and Thereby Contributes to the Tangential Migration of GABAergic Interneurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(42). 10674–10686. 118 indexed citations
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Mellitzer, Georg, Stefan Bonné, Reini F. Luco, et al.. (2006). IA1 is NGN3‐dependent and essential for differentiation of the endocrine pancreas. The EMBO Journal. 25(6). 1344–1352. 145 indexed citations
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Doorninck, J. Hikke van, et al.. (2006). Neurohypophysial dysmorphogenesis in mice lacking the homeobox gene Uncx4•1. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 36(1). 65–71. 10 indexed citations
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Mansouri, Ahmed. (2003). Determination of Gene Function by Homologous Recombination Using Embryonic Stem Cells and Knockout Mice. Humana Press eBooks. 175. 397–413. 8 indexed citations
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Schöck, Frieder, et al.. (2003). mBtd is required to maintain signaling during murine limb development. Genes & Development. 17(21). 2630–2635. 51 indexed citations
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Mansouri, Ahmed, Kamal Chowdhury, & Peter Gruß. (1998). Follicular cells of the thyroid gland require Pax8 gene function. Nature Genetics. 19(1). 87–90. 477 indexed citations
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Mansouri, Ahmed. (1998). The Role of Pax3 and Pax7 in Development and Cancer. Critical Reviews™ in Oncogenesis. 9(2). 141–150. 42 indexed citations
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Mansouri, Ahmed, Yoshifumi Yokota, Roland Wehr, et al.. (1997). Paired-related murine homeobox gene expressed in the developing sclerotome, kidney, and nervous system. Developmental Dynamics. 210(1). 53–65. 113 indexed citations
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Mansouri, Ahmed, Yoshifumi Yokota, Roland Wehr, et al.. (1997). Paired‐related murine homeobox gene expressed in the developing sclerotome, kidney, and nervous system. Developmental Dynamics. 210(1). 53–65. 6 indexed citations

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